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Medium:
Silk with embroidery in silk and metallic-wrapped threads
Dimensions:
H x W: 111 x 146.5 cm (43 11/16 x 57 11/16 in)
Type:
Costume and Textile
Origin:
China
Date:
18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign
Provenance:
To 1915
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1915 [1]
From 1915 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1915 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Textile List, R. 147, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits (June 17 to September 9, 2001)
On Becoming Immortal (May 9, 1993 to August 15, 1994)
Chinese Art (May 9 to November 29, 1993)
Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)
Bicentennial Exhibition: Chinese Art (December 5, 1975 to November 10, 1976)
Previous custodian or owner:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
embroidering  Search this
couching (embroidering)  Search this
dragon  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
Qianlong reign (1736 - 1796)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.296
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36ce21ff9-c26c-4801-b526-c74c4c908591
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.296